Ahead of the report US stock market futures were flat. The
U.S. 10 year yield was a 1.96%. Gold was down to around
$1,635/ounce.

Some economists warned that a bullish number could actually cause
market volatility to spike in the wake of yesterday's FOMC
minutes release. In case you missed it, some FOMC members
said they wanted to end QE3 by the end of this year, which is
much earlier than many had expected.